Where does “çim” come from?

çim (Zazaki) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیم, from Proto-Turkic *čïm.

çim (Zazaki): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “çim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیمsod, turf
2Proto-Turkic*čïm—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čïm →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیم →